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Chapter 6 ■ Using <strong>Drupal</strong> Themes<br />

Secondary Menu<br />

Header<br />

Primary Menu<br />

Featured Top<br />

Breadcrumb<br />

Help<br />

Sidebar<br />

First<br />

Content<br />

Sidebar<br />

Second<br />

Featured<br />

Bottom First<br />

Featured<br />

Bottom Second<br />

Featured<br />

Bottom Third<br />

Footer<br />

First<br />

Footer<br />

Second<br />

Footer<br />

Third<br />

Footer<br />

Fourth<br />

Footer Fifth<br />

Figure 6-1. The Bartik theme<br />

You’ll find as you browse through various <strong>Drupal</strong> themes that many of them follow this same generic<br />

layout, which for many people is a negative because it makes them believe that every <strong>Drupal</strong> site looks<br />

nearly identical. The truth of the matter is that, yes, many off-the-shelf themes follow this same layout<br />

pattern. However, you have the ability to create a layout that significantly deviates from the standard.<br />

Figure 6-2 demonstrates how I used the capabilities of <strong>Drupal</strong>’s theme engine to create a <strong>Drupal</strong> site<br />

for the University of Oregon that is used by high school students to manage their electronic portfolio of<br />

learning assets and track their progress toward graduation. The area at the top of the page with the brown<br />

background is the header, the area in the middle of the page with the green background is the content area,<br />

and the brown area at the bottom is the footer.<br />

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